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noun Psychology.
a questionnaire designed to measure personality types or characteristics.
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Origin of personality inventory
First recorded in 1930–35
Words nearby personality inventory
personalism, personality, personality cult, personality disorder, personality formation, personality inventory, personality profile, personality test, personality type, personalize, personalized medicine
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British Dictionary definitions for personality inventory
personality inventory
noun
psychol a form of personality test in which the subject answers questions about himself. The results are used to determine dimensions of personality, such as extroversion
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Medical definitions for personality inventory
personality inventory
n.
A questionnaire that is scored to yield a profile of the particular traits or characteristics that make up the respondent's personality.
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